Adjustable tie



July 6,1926. 0 S. SEMMEL ADJUSTABLE TIE Filed March 5, 1926 A TTQRNE Y Patent ed July 6, 1926.

SAMUEL sEmMEnoF BRONX, NEW YORK.

ADJUSTABLE TIE.

Application filed March 5, 1926. Serial No. 92,515.

The invention relates to an article of ap parel constituting anadjustable tie of the type which is designed to fit snugly about different size "collars.

practice to provide for an adjustmentineluding buckles and the like, and which known structures were objectionable for several reasons. For instance, either the 1.0 possible range of adjustment was extremely limited, or the buckle parts were either liable to be seen from the front of the wearer when adjusted to its small size, or it was just as apt to come across the rear collar button where itwas adjusted to one of its longer lengths.

Accordingly, the primary object of the present invention isto provide a form of tie which may have a relatively extensive range of longitudinal adjustment and at the same time dispose the fastener or fastenersout, of si ht and within the limited space between t e rear collar button and the point over thewearers shoulder where the tie becomes visible from the front.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will bein part obvious from an inspection of the accompan ing drawings and in part will be more fu ly set forth in the following particular description of one form of device embodying my invention, and the invention also consists in certain new and novel features of construction and .combination of parts hereinafter set forth and claimed.

Another object of the-invention is to provide in effect a double ply portion across the rear collar! button to permit an engage ment through'the retaining loop from the shirt and at the same time provide inffront a relatively single ply effect to facilitate the formation of a small bow.

In the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 isa view in front elevation of a tie constituting a preferred embodiment of the invention shown knotted in position on a collar; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the tie shown in Fi 1 folded'to economize in space; and

' ig. -3 is a vertical, transverse, sectional view through the double ply back position and associated dual fasteners and taken on the line 3-.-3 of Fig. 2.

The tie is formed of two en and 11 ofsubstantially e ual posed with their inner en s 12 and 13 in 5 portions 10 In adjustable band I 5 ties heretofore known it has been a usual ength dis-- overlapped relation and with their outer ends 14 and .15 enlarged and fashioned to. be tied together to form the front bow 16 as shown in 1. j

A pair of slip buckles 17 and 18 are secured to the ends of the overlapped portions 12 and 13. The slip buckles are of a conventional flat form provided with a pair of parallel s1its. In .each case the inner end of'the-t e portions is threaded through one of the slits in its associated buckle and is then bent back upon itself and secured as by sewing. Each end portion of the tie in spaced relation to its associated buckleis threaded S shaped through the two slits in the buckle. secured to the other end portion.

This S shaped bend of each end overlaps the bent back portion of the other end and frictionally engages the same. The engageinent'of fabric on fabric as the parts are threaded through the flat buckle assists in holding the tie ends fixed in their adjusted rel ation.-

From this construction, it will be understood that in mounting the tie in position about the collar care will be exercised in locating thebuckles l7 and 18 to position the same on opposite sides of-the rear collar button 19 and spaced substantially equidistant from the collar button in opposite direction therefrom considered circumfer-, entially about the collar band of the shirt. In this way, it ispossible to obtain a rather extensive adjustment and at the same time, maintain the fasteners within the limited space between the "collar button and the points they would be apt to show from the front of the wearer, It is a usual practise to slip the tie through'a band or retaining loop formed at the back'of full dress shirts for the purpose of holding the tie from' riding up- Wardly on the collar., In the caseof the tie herein illustrated, it is ossible to make it of rather soft material ut the double ply effect at the back of the neck when taken into consideration that this double ply porthe result that it is difficult to bring the bow in proper position With the form of con struction herein disclosed, it is possible to adjust so that the how will be centered even though the buckles in rear-may be unequally spaced slightly from the rear collar button.

slip buckles at the end of each end portion," eachslip buckle provided with a pair of parallel "slits, the inner end of each end portion passed through one of the slitsof its associated buckle, bent back on itself and sewed to secure thereto the buckle at the end of each end portion, each end portion in spaced relation to its associated buckle being threaded'S shape through the two slits in the buckle secured to the other end. portion and lapping the bent back portion sewed to said buckle.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and 'State of New York this 26th Y day of February, A.--D. 1926. V

SAMUEL SEMMEL.- 

